If you love motor adventure and want to romp about the streets of the highest village of the world, Kibber in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India should be your next ideal destination. Located at an altitude of 4200 m, the densely populated Kibber village welcomes you with its picturesque locales. Connected by tarmac roads, Kibber can be reached by taking a bus from the nearby Kaza or a jeep on hire from its taxi stand. Once you step down in Kibber, you can undertake pleasurable trekking expeditions to some of the most exquisite spots around this village.
What to see
Your first stop should be the Buddhist Ki Monastery located at the upper end of Kibber. This spectacular building contains a big carved prayer wheel inside along with a number of interesting frescos that you can explore. Surprisingly, this sacred place is where teacher of the present Dalai Lama expired in 1980s. Look out for the prayer flags fluttering over this monastery and the several small cairns decked up with rams horns.
You can bend your steps towards the village Chichum that you can reach across the Parilungbo canyon. This trek will take you a 2-3 hours’ duration that you can shorten by opting for the bridge joining the slopes of the gorge. However, a shortcut will deprive you of the wonders that you would have otherwise experienced on the way. You can take an even longer trek from Kibber to Ladakh through the traditional trade route that will require a minimum three nights’ halt. Gete and Tashigang villages are the other spots that you can touch.
If you desire an easy hiking expedition during your stay at Kibber, the Dangmachan peak standing tall at 5157 m should interest you. This hike will take you along highland pastures that are not directly visible from the village itself. However, the captivating sights of 6000 m+ Shilla and Chau Chau Kang Nilda peaks are just perfect for photography. A clear night at Kibber will reveal a marvelous naked eye view of the Milky Way that you cannot simply forget.
Khibber has a unique tranquility reverberating about its pure and fresh natural environs. Owing to its close location to the Tibetan border, it is mostly inhabited by Tibetan Buddhists whose warmth and peace-loving natures perfectly synchronize with the stretches of greenery of the cultivated lands of this village.
What is very interesting about the architectural style of the houses of Kibber is that they are made of stone in place of the usual adobe brick and mud. This imparts a rather rocky look to the inhabited parts of Kibber. If you go around the village, you will find a post office, a civil dispensary, a telegraph office and high school in the village. There is a clear water source in Kibber that reportedly originated when the funeral rites of the lama were being performed there.
The fully electrified Kibber village has immense tourist potentiality, the reason why there are so many guesthouses throughout this village. Some of these like the famous Norling Guesthouse have restaurant facilities that contain ready stocks of beer. If you want a room with an attached bath, go for the second floor accommodations that are slightly costlier than an ordinary room. Supply of beer and hot water are provided on request. Even if you fall short of your own supplies, you can replenish your stores by buying basic provisions from the shops of Kibber.




































7 Comments, Comment or Ping
By George posted on Jan 11th, 2009
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Wow that is a hell interesting place to visit. They could make travel attraction from their unique nature.
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By Atniz posted on Jan 17th, 2009
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OMG!.. How the lorry can go in that tunnel like road there..
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By travel to chile posted on Jan 17th, 2009
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I have always wanted to go to India (Thailand first), but I never thought about renting a motorcycle and just drive through village and everything. It sounds funnier and (even more) cheaper.
By tenzin posted on Jun 24th, 2009
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Kibber is my native place n feel happy to hear people's interests to go there.
By Manali H. Shah posted on Jul 8th, 2009
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Kibber is no longer the highest village in the world. Please change it. Its Comic/Gete. The dispute remains!
By Amarjit Shaukeen posted on Aug 6th, 2009
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Hello Mr Tenzin,
greetings to you from Germany. For the past so many hours, I have reading about your nice village KIBBER. Seems to be a good place as a true visitor and as devotee of the Buddism. Would like to correspond more with you in the coming period. When I will plan to come to your village, I would like to meet you and greet you. I am great admirer of such place like KIBBER. Write me if wish: asshaukeen@gmail.com
Thanx!
Amarjit Singh Shaukeen
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